Ch. 766..770: My Wife Is A Hacker Chapter 766-770

Chapter 766

Nicole looked at Stanley. “You guys discuss it. I was just proposing it. You all are the ones implementing it. I will go now.”

“Okay.” Stanley smiled, feeling more assured.

Edwin could not hold back his curiosity. Seeing Nicole leave, he quickly grabbed Stanley. “What is so secretive? Tell me what idea Nicole has come up with.”

Stanley broke free of his grip. “Okay, I’ll tell you.”

The two then discussed the plan together, and Edwin could not help but clap his hands exultantly. “Nicole is awesome. Only she could think of such a way.”

It was sunset. Students were pouring out of the Royal Creek Institute. Those who did not live on campus got into their family cars and went home.

In the café opposite the school, Martin was watching the students come out of the school. He just wanted to see the person he had been waiting for. He was happy to have just a glimpse of her. Since the last time Martin knew that Nicole was injured, he had been worried and thinking about her, even more so after the failure of the experiment. But they did not know each other well, and he could only find a way to create a chance encounter.

There was no other shop opposite the Royal Creek Institute, so he could only wait in the café.

Joyce was sitting next to him, and Martin found her a little too annoying. Had he known that she would come and disturb him, he would not have told her where he was.

He was not in the mood to talk, but Joyce kept trying to find a topic to talk to him about. He just gave her a perfunctory reply. Seeing that Martin was not resenting, she continued to pester him, asking him to put in a good word for her family.

Hearing her mention the project again, Martin was losing his cool and looking at Joyce with disgust. He was expressionless, thinking of giving Joyce a fair one, ‘How could I not find out earlier that she was such an annoyance?

Joyce did not notice that Martin was on the verge of losing his patience and still talked incessantly.” Have you ever talked to Mr. Wyance? Do you know what was going on in his mind? Is he going to give the project to the Riddle family only? They can’t possibly handle it.”

Martin saw her pretentious look and said nothing. He turned his gaze to the crowd outside, secretly fighting back his impulses. ‘Keep cool, keep cool.’

Joyce saw Martin ignore her and leaned her face over again. “You will make good on your promise, right, Martin?”

She thought she looked beautiful now, but Martin just wanted to punch her in the face and then throw her out the window

Martin looked back at her, gritting his teeth, and smiled as she leaned her face closer. “If you say one more word, I will immediately ask my dad to give the project to the Riddle family.”

This worked better than fists. Joyce was frightened and shut up at once. But she kept complaining in her mind that Martin did not know how to treat a woman properly.

“He isn’t even interested in such a pretty woman like me and shows his cold attitude. He deserves to be single for the rest of his life.’

Thinking of this, Joyce secretly stole a glance at Martin, who was looking out of the window. She felt a little shy at seeing his handsome face.

‘He still looks pretty handsome when he is not angry with me. He might have a sharp tongue and bad temper, but he still treats me well, basically agreeing to any request I ask, and would not put me on the spot. So, even if he is bad-tempered, I think I can still accept it. Such a man will treat his wife well after he gets married, right?

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Joyce was smitten at the thought of this.

She was in a daze, thinking about her future with Martin, and then about the bits and pieces she had spent with Martin before. She and he had been schoolmates since childhood, at the Royal Creek Institute and also at Yamenia. Even though they had left school and were working as doctors at San Joto Central Hospital, people called them the tag team of San Joto. Just as she was the only female researcher in Martin’s research, he had never allowed other girls to approach him.

Joyce felt indescribably sweet when she thought of this. She was almost certain that Martin liked her. They had similar interests and compatible personalities, even their professions so perfectly matched. He might have a quirky temper, but she was willing to put up with him. She was sure that she would be the woman who understood him the most in the world and that Martin could never meet another woman like her

The crowd outside had dispersed, and Martin did not hear Joyce’s voice again. He was a little surprised that Joyce could shut up so obediently for so long.

‘Had I known this earlier, I would have threatened her this way?’

Martin had finished his coffee and still did not get to see the person he wanted to see. He sighed and turned to look at the woman next to him, only to get startled by her look.

Joyce was resting her chin on her hand with her elbow on the table, staring at him with a look of infatuation on her face. Seeing him look over, she winked at him with a shy face.

‘Oh, my God.’ Martin shrank back a little, trying to keep a distance from this woman. ‘This is scary. I was too naïve. I should have known that this woman would not stay quiet and do nothing. She’s just

pulling another trick on me.’

Joyce began silent harassment of Martin, looking at him, seemingly wanting to say something. But Martin ignored her and just waited silently for the last few students to come out of the school. If the person did not show up, he would have to leave.

After a few minutes, all students had left, and the school gate was closed, leaving only a side exit open. Martin sighed, knowing that he had no luck today.

He got up in disappointment and strode toward the exit.

Joyce stomped her feet in frustration as she gave chase but could not catch up with him. Just then, something came to mind, and she covered her face in shyness.

Martin must be shy. He has never been in any relationship before. He must be shy in facing me after finding himself conquered by me. This must be the case.’

Martin did not know what Joyce was thinking. Had he known, he would not have hesitated to give her a punch in the face to sober her up and tell her to stop daydreaming.

After paying his bill and just as he was walking toward the exit, he suddenly saw Nicole walk in. The person whom he had thought he could not see suddenly appeared and walked into the café in front of him. Martin was stunned.

Nicole walked to the bar counter, wanting to order Claus a cup of coffee.

When she saw Martin, she raised an eyebrow and said calmly, “What a coincidence to see you here.”

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But Nicole was puzzled, ‘The hospital where he works is in the city’s north, which is a far distance from the Royal Creek Institute. So why did he come here for coffee?’

“Yeah, what a coincidence.” Martin was nervous, looking at Nicole, but could say nothing else. Even his face had reddened.

Joyce caught up and saw Martin’s blushed face. She could not help but frown, looking up ahead and spotted Nicole

“What are you doing here?” Joyce looked hostilely at her.

Nicole frowned at seeing Joyce. When she looked again at how Joyce blocked Martin behind her, Nicole immediately knew that the two of them were acquainted.

She raised an eyebrow and smiled. “This café is right opposite my school. I should be the one who asks what you are doing here.”

Joyce was startled and could not find a word to respond. She glanced back at Martin, who was also lost for words and looked as if his motive had been discovered.

‘What’s going on? Martin has always been confident when facing me. Why is he looking so shy in front of this brat?’

The thought of this rang an alarm bell in her. Joyce looked at Nicole with cold eyes. “We are here for coffee, of course. Is this café yours? Can’t I come here?”

No sooner had her voice trailed off than an icy voice sounded from behind her. “She doesn’t own his café, but her boyfriend does.”

The magnetic voice caused the three of them to look over. Joyce saw a tall and handsome man, dressed in a spotless suit and leather shoes, coming down from the private lounge on the first floor.

It was the café’s VIP room, which even she and Martin had not been able to book, ‘Who is this man?’

Joyce felt that the man was familiar as if she had seen him before.

Martin’s expression turned grave the moment he saw Jared. He just did not expect that Jared was really everywhere. But after hearing what Jared said, he immediately understood something. It turned out that Jared was the owner of the café while he and Joyce were the interlopers.

But Martin still said hello to Jared. After the last time they had met, he already learned from the hospital CEO who Jared was-he was the heir to the Johnston Group, with whom even the grandson of the future governor could not afford to mess. He clenched his hands at the thought of this.

Jared noticed the look in Martin’s eyes, but he ignored it and walked past him and Joyce to come to Nicole. “What would you like today?”

Nicole smiled, “Anything, as long as it is you who makes it.”

As soon as the two of them met, the glaring look of them being a match made in heaven stung the eyes of others.

Joyce came to her senses and realized that Nicole and this handsome man were a couple, and the café belonged to this man.

“I will make it for you.” Jared smiled dotingly at Nicole as he reached out, wrapped an arm around Nicole’s waist, and shot a glance at Martin as if declaring sovereignty.

Martin clenched his hands even tighter, his fingernails almost sinking into the flesh. It was a feeling he had never experienced before in his life. He wished he could pull Nicole over to himself now. ‘Why? Why did I meet such a nice girl so late?’

Joyce seemed to feel Martin’s frustration and was jealous of Nicole. She found that the man beside Nicole was almost more handsome than Martin, and the way he dressed was just as classy as if not classier than, Martin was.

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She is just a little girl; why is such an excellent man willing to be with her?’

While Joyce was in a daze, Jared’s eyes landed on her.

He had just glanced at her, but Joyce’s heart pounded uncontrollably. Her heart skipped a beat when she saw the frosty look in his eyes.

“Why did he look at me like that?’ Joyce was too frightened to utter a sound.

Then Jared said in an icy voice, “This is my café. Anyone who offends my girlfriend is not welcome here. You are not welcome here next time.”

His knifelike words pierced into her heart. Joyce felt a chill running up her spine, and she could not find a word to respond.

Jared did not look at Martin at all as she brought Nicole straight to where they used to sit. Before leaving, she politely nodded at Martin. Only then did she go without looking back again. After all, they were not that close to each other.

All Martin wanted was to meet Nicole, not expecting that she would follow Jared away after he had just seen her for a few seconds.

His heart sank watching the two of them sit down together, all his anticipation and excitement dissipating at once. He was left with the feeling of suffocation as if a large rock was pressing against his chest. Martin could no longer stand it. He spun around and left the café at once.

“Martin.” Joyce came to her senses and immediately ran after him.

Silence finally returned in the café.

Jared was grinding the coffee and looking on as Martin and Joyce left. He then casually asked, “Did that guy come to see you?”

Nicole frowned. “No. I didn’t know they were here.” The last thing she wanted was to see Joyce.

“Oh, yeah?” Jared’s eyes darkened,

His café was not on a thoroughfare, so he wondered why anyone would come to his café, which was across the street from the Royal Creek Institute. ‘Martin must be up to something.’

Meanwhile, Nicole had Joyce in mind at this point. “Could you please check out for me what project the McCarthy family has been eyeing recently?”

She found out yesterday that the McCarthy family wanted to work with the Riddle family, but it was not clear what the project was. As Joyce and Martin seemed to be close, Joyce could lobby Martin, who would influence Sebastian, then it would inevitably affect Sebastian’s decision.

So Nicole figured she had better discuss it with her parents to see if the Riddle family really wanted the project. If the Riddle family was going for it, she would fight for it.

She trusted that Stanley and Steve had the capability and would not embarrass Sebastian.

“What is the project that the McCarthy family is after?” Jared pondered for a moment and then remembered something.

“It’s a big order from Mecrounia, a new energy project. If they can get the project, they would recoup the loss of the land they lost before.”

Nicole’s eyes darkened. “I didn’t know that they were after this.”

“Well, it’s a shame that almost no domestic company can handle this massive project alone. Yet the McCarthy family is eyeing it, they are biting off more than they can chew.” Jared smirked, not taking the McCarthy family seriously.

Nicole looked at him and whispered, “So, Joyce came to me yesterday on behalf of the McCarthy family because she thought of working with the Riddle family to take on this mega project.”

Jared paused what he was doing for a second and then smiled. “Interestingly, the McCarthy family is willing to come to terms with the Riddle family for the sake of the project.”

Nicole’s eyes darkened even further. “My dad once said the McCarthy family was narrow-minded. So I’m afraid that their willingness to come to terms with us is probably just a deception.”

 

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Working with such people was always worrisome.

Jared suddenly smiled when he saw Nicole’s thoughtful look. “I can help if the Riddle family wants to take on this project alone.”

Nicole subconsciously looked up at Jared and sighed. “I didn’t ask you for help. If the Riddle family really wants it, I’ll do it by myself.”

Jared looked at Nicole’s stubborn look and knew that she had her way. “You are my girlfriend. Instead of letting you go working with someone else, I would rather you work with me.”

Nicole felt touched at seeing Jared’s sincere look, but she still felt something not quite appropriate. As far as she knew, Johnston Group did not have any new energy business. If Jared wanted to help her take on the mega project, he would have a lot of work to do. Besides, he has a lot on his plate right now. “Don’t always think about helping me. You’re up to your neck now. I don’t want to distract you.”

Jared’s eyes darkened upon hearing what Nicole said. “You already knew it?” While speaking, he handed her the ground coffee.

Nicole took it and said, “I only know what outsiders know. I don’t know it all.”

Jared felt not too comfortable hearing her. “You’re not an outsider. I will tell you whatever you want to know.”

Nicole had felt Jared’s sincerity and was really eager to know more about him. “I want to know everything about you.” She had never been this serious about anyone before, and she really wanted to know everything about Jared.

There was a flash of emotion in Jared’s eyes. “Do you want to hear the story?”

Nicole looked curiously at Jared, not sure why he suddenly said that.

“It is a long story.” He smiled with a hint of helplessness in his eyes.

Nicole understood and immediately nodded. “Of course, I do. I want to hear everything about you.”

Looking at Nicole’s sincere eyes, Jared let go of his inner guard and started to tell his story in a gentle voice. His story was simple but incredibly dark.

“There was a little boy in a large family. He enjoyed the love of his parents and the attention of others since birth.”

Jared’s thoughts seemed to have traveled back in time.

When his parents were still alive, he was the heir to the Johnston Group. Everyone seemed to revolve around him, and he thought everything would remain as rosy as it was until one day, his parents went out and never came back.

He did not understand the meaning of death. Only that people around him suddenly changed their faces and became indifferent to him, as if everything before was unreal. And in that cruel world, he felt like a fifth wheel, and no one cared about him.

Finally, one day, when he was arguing with Castor and Murphy, he was beaten. Only then did he realize he was no longer the heir that everyone in the family cared about.

The two siblings sneered at him, and behind them, the man who was his second uncle did not even say a word or reprimand his sons.

He watched as his second uncle picked up his two kids and went back to their room. They were talking and laughing, and no one cared whether he was injured or not.

He watched his second uncle smile perfectly in front of his grandfather before turning around, carrying him back to his room, and venting his anger on him by kicking him.